Castle wins CAMRA award

The Castle pub – now open again following the unfortunate collision of a car into its cellar wall a few weeks ago – has won the Campaign for Real Ale’s Pub Design Award.

The pub was voted a joint winner alongside another business in London.

CAMRA judges said of The Castle:

“Here owners Flatcappers have retained this handsome Georgian pub’s historic features while gearing the interior to its inevitably upmarket and food-oriented clientele. The Castle shows that you don’t have to shed pub identity in order to maximise the opportunities to eat. Even the iron railings outside the pub have won a civic award, a success which demonstrates the great attention to detail at this hilltop site.”

More info at the CAMRA web site.

And while we’re talking about pubs, here’s a wonderful blog post in praise of the food and atmosphere at The Lock Inn. Excellent photos, too.